GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| sober | not intoxicated |